Usually means: Religious conflict sanctioned by faith.
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  1. holy war: Merriam-Webster
  2. holy war: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. holy war: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. holy war: Collins English Dictionary
  5. holy war: Wordnik
  6. holy war: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. holy war: Wiktionary
  8. holy war: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. Holy War, Holy war: Dictionary.com
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  11. holy war: FreeDictionary.org
  12. holy war: TheFreeDictionary.com
  13. holy war: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. holy war: Netlingo
  2. holy war: Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (holy war)

noun:  A war which is primarily caused or justified by differences in religion and beliefs.
noun:  (computing, Usenet) A long-running and acrimonious debate or flame war over personal preferences in technical matters, such as the choice between little-endian and big-endian representation.
noun:  (Utah) The rivalry between the sports teams of Brigham Young University and the University of Utah.

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